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Serious bodybuilders have used high protein low carb diets for years and seem pretty healthy to me.
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Yes, but serious bodybuilders dont do cardio.
They work out for 15-30 min at a time, usually 3-4 times a day. If you ask a bodybuilder to run a mile he couldnt do it if his life depended on it. They dont do cardio because it leans out their muscles and they cant build it up. So low carb diet is great for them. I'm sticking by the research I've done and will say that if you're in relatively good shape (only 15-20 lbs overweight) the atkins diet is only good if you're seditary. If you're in decent shape and work out do the zone or some other diet and keep active.
If you're 50-100lbs overweight do the atkins with water based workout. Will lead to quick weight loss and is easy on your joints until you get your weight down enough to start running.